Chapter 374 Core

The feeling of being spied on by a grand consciousness from all directions came and went quickly. By the time Hao Ren reacted, the feeling of peeping had disappeared, leaving only the hair on his body standing on end to remind him that it was not an illusion. Lily is a girl with keen senses. At this time, she suddenly came up and stared at Hao Ren's face: "Hey, landlord, you can also blow up hair? You blow up one more and another..."

Hao Ren felt that he couldn't communicate with this husky who had a strange way of thinking and was mentally ill...

He smoothly pulled Lily aside, recalling the feeling just now and the feeling when he first entered the Twisted Woodland, and finally determined that the two were the same thing. He looked at the huge, complicated, and tangled roots in the cave, and felt more and more that they were emitting endless thoughts. He recalled the legend about the dwarf miners digging out tentacles that caused them to go crazy, and then thought about Vivian's guess... An ancient creature that has transcended the distinction between plants and animals, perhaps it has really noticed the arrival of its own group.

And it's thinking, it's observing, it just hasn't acted yet.

"What's wrong?" Vivian noticed Hao Ren's movements and looked over with a little worry.

Hao Ren repeated his feelings just now and looked at the others strangely: "You didn't notice?"

"No," Betsy scratched herself with some goosebumps, "Don't be scary, this place is weird enough..."

Exploring in such a gloomy cave deep underground has made everyone highly nervous. At this time, Hao Ren mentioned that a huge consciousness that enveloped the entire cave was peeking from the side, which immediately made everyone feel hairy and made Lily feel hairy. - because she was about to explode again.

This husky should also be unlucky. Ever since she came to the dream plane, she has always encountered surprises. If she continues like this, she really feels that sooner or later she will get a big fluffy tail like a vixen... Uh. , which seems to be a good thing? The tail is big!

"In short, this place is very strange, so be careful," the bearded man said thoughtfully. He did not regard this place as a safe place because it was the sacred cave where the church originated. The older and mysterious the place, the more dangerous it is. He still knows this truth, but as a devout believer, he regards the crises here as tests by the goddess. "Everyone has a means of emergency escape, right? We have divine teleportation."

"I brought the teleportation stone." The old werewolf Elson nodded and replied.

Of course, Hao Ren and the others are not worried: their public identities are that they are academics specializing in space magic, and their hands are particularly fashionable...

The team left the big cave in a dull mood. The bearded man judged the next route based on the knowledge he had gained from ancient inheritance, and led everyone into the twists and turns of the cave. Further ahead, you can see the shadows of those huge roots everywhere in the caves and grottoes: some of them emerge faintly from the rocks, some of them penetrate from the stone walls and lie in front of everyone, and some of them have even completely invaded the surrounding earth and rocks, and the entire cave has become a giant root. They are all made of entangled roots.

This is an underground world completely dominated by tree roots. Hao Ren felt that he was gradually stepping into the heart of an ancient plant. He could almost hear some kind of pulsing sound from the thick roots around him.

At this moment, there was a sudden light in front of everyone, and a stone door with obvious man-made traces suddenly appeared at the end of the cave.

This stone door is integrated with the surrounding cave walls, almost giving the illusion that it was carved directly from the rock formation. It should be the result of a magician who is good at earth elements merging the stone door with the surrounding rocks. The stone door is five to six meters high and nearly ten meters wide. The door frame is carved with chaotic pattern reliefs of different shades. Even though thousands of years have passed, these reliefs have not diminished. After seeing these patterns, Hao Ren first thought Reminiscent of the "sacred paintings" of the Huiyao Sect he had seen in a small church, he guessed that this pattern was what the Huiyao Sect used to symbolize the goddess. The most special thing about this stone door is that it has no door panel at all: there is only a chaotic white mist in the doorway. It is difficult to see the scene on the opposite side due to the clouds and mist, and one can only vaguely sense a sense of chaotic displacement of space. .

Hao Ren has experienced many brands of teleporters, and has tried all the copycats of magic technology. He is also known as the little prince of the hipster in the space magic world. He still has this kind of sensing ability - there is a teleportation gate in front of him. This is probably the core of the sacred cave.

Hao Ren, the others and the four bearded men had already expected this, but the old werewolf Elson, who had always been kept out of the circle, couldn't help but exclaimed: "Man-made? Here..."

"I'm afraid we have encountered relics left from the early days of the Huiyao Sect," the young monk among the ascetics said firmly, "This is the Holy Lake. It is not surprising that there are some ancient relics. When the sect was first founded, it was caught up in the turmoil in the world. Underground strongholds have been established in many places, perhaps this is one that was abandoned.”

This reason came out of his mouth, and Hao Ren's understanding of the ascetic monks' ability to talk was brought to the forefront: Although they are all stupid, they are worthy of their religious background. If they really want to start a fight, you can find seven or eight people to talk about cross talk. These people may not be as sharp-tongued as they are...

The old werewolf did not doubt that he was there, but he looked at the magic door that was still running with fear: "This may be a space device. It has been in disrepair for a long time. If you touch it rashly... I'm afraid it will be transported to an abandoned space, but You can’t get out.”

The bearded man nodded, and stepped forward to inspect the space door with a serious expression. At the same time, a layer of light golden light lingered on his body, which vaguely echoed the relief on the stone door. Then he stood up: "The space door is operating normally, and it should be fine. It can be used. This is a sacred relic. As believers, if we hesitate in front of the door, we will be embarrassed to face the goddess. You can find another way, we must go in and take a look."

As soon as these words came out, of course everyone wanted to go in and take a look. Big Beard took this opportunity to "remind" everyone: "Most of the internal portals left by the Holy See in the early days are somewhat special, and they may take away those who failed to pass certain tests. People are randomly teleported to other places, but it is basically harmless. If anyone finds that he has been teleported alone, don’t be nervous. You should be able to return here along the specifically marked route."

Hao Ren immediately knew that this sentence was meant for the old werewolf... The bearded man was not kind!

Facts have proved that it is indeed the case. When everyone walked into the portal, Hao Ren only felt slightly dizzy. After the dizziness was over, the only people in front of him were the four bearded people and his friends. The old werewolf Elson had already Being tricked into being transported to an unknown place...

"Is it appropriate for us to fool the old man like this?" Hao Ren had a weird expression. He didn't mind getting rid of Elson's tail, but he felt that General Canglang, a dignified general, was actually fooled by Big Beard's few words and sent to an unknown place. Somewhere, I feel very dumbfounded.

In the end, Vivian just waved her hand nonchalantly: "I'm not under any pressure anyway, so I just pretended to fool the children."

Elson should have just learned to walk upright when he left Vivian here at several hundred years old...

Hao Ren was speechless. The bearded man smiled: "It's okay. According to the inheritance records, the cave he was sent to is safe, and with his strength, he will not be in danger. Now we can hurry up and go to the sacred cave. It’s deep.”

After everyone passed through the portal, they arrived at a strange cave. This cave was obviously several times wider than the previous tunnel. Huge root systems and luminous fungi could be seen growing on the surrounding stone walls, making the surrounding area bright and bright. Great weird atmosphere. Hao Ren couldn't help but reached out and touched a root passing by him. He didn't know if it was an illusion, but he felt that the root was trembling slightly and expanding and contracting like breathing.

But if you look carefully, it seems like there is no movement at all.

"Why can only the Pope and a few ascetics come here?" Betsy's face was full of nervousness. She was born as a small person and originally did not dare to come into contact with such secrets that seemed extremely dangerous to her before. Now as she gradually gets closer to an ancient secret , she became more and more worried, "This is a secret that even the Rector cannot have access to... Is it okay for us so-called 'chosen souls' to know?"

"What are you worried about?" the bearded man asked without looking back.

Betsy made a grimace: "I'm afraid someone will beat me to death when I get out..."

Big Beard: "...You are thinking too much. The main reason why this matter is kept secret is that the sacred cave contains secrets directly passed down by the goddess, and many of these secrets are not suitable for direct disclosure. They must be extremely firm believers and Only the 'Chosen Spirits' from outside the world can accept these inheritances. They are likely to subvert your understanding and even bring power enough to change the world - just like the first generation of Popes who obtained gods as mortals three thousand years ago. The technique shocked the whole world. Maybe we will find some new miracles from the core of the cave this time. We are here to discover them, but also to 'test' them. To put it bluntly..."

The bearded man paused for a moment before continuing: "Even if he can't bear the inheritance of the goddess and dies, it only takes a few of us to die."

Hao Ren understood why the bearded man would confidently and boldly lead such a team to the sacred cave: the people present were either ascetics with firm beliefs or "travelers" from outside the world, regardless of whether there were giants in the cave. He doesn't have to worry about leaking any benefits or secrets.

If any native from the Dream Plane were to come over, even the king of Horleta would probably have to go through many tests, but for a group of passers-by who don't belong to this world at all...the four words of foreign residence registration are the most trustworthy reasons. !

For the first time in his life, he felt that foreign registration was a good thing...

At this moment, he noticed that the cave had reached the end, and there was a brighter light ahead, and at the same time, a sound like a heart beating faintly came:

Dongdong...dongdong...dongdong...

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